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Vietnamese Crab Noodle Soup (Bún Riêu)

This rice noodle soup with crab is light and perfect for spring.
Course Main Course, Soups
Cuisine Asian, Vietnamese
Keyword crab, Noodles, Pork, soup
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours
Servings 6 bowls
Calories 505kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 package medium sized vermicelli noodles
  • 1 lb pork spare ribs
  • 12 dried shrimp
  • 6 cups water
  • 4 cubes bún riêu bouillon
  • 1 shallot
  • 14 oz crab meat
  • 14 oz canned minced prawns in spices
  • ½ lb ground pork
  • 1 egg
  • 2 medium tomatoes, sliced into 6-8 wedges each
  • 1 package fried tofu, sliced or cut into wedges sliced
  • Scallion and cilantro for garnish
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Cook noodles according to package and set aside
  • Cut spare ribs between bones and add to a pot of cold, salted water. Bring to a boil and boil for 1 minute.
  • Drain and rinse ribs and add back into pot with 6 clean cups of water. Add more water if needed to cover the ribs. Add dried shrimp and simmer for 30 minutes.
  • Take shrimp out and add bouillon to the remaining broth and ribs. Continue simmering while you prepare the riêu.
  • Add the dried shrimp and shallot to a food processor and blend until shrimp is finely shredded.
  • Mix shrimp/shallot mixture, crab, pork, minced prawn, egg, salt and pepper together in a bowl.
  • Add sliced tomatoes and tofu and turn up the heat until the broth boils again.
  • Reduce the heat back to a simmer and carefully spoon rieu mixture into the broth. It should float on top of the tofu and tomatoes.
  • Simmer the broth for another 15-30 minutes until rieu is cooked through. and you don't see any more pink pork.
  • Serve over vermicelli noodles with chopped scallion and cilantro for garnish.

Notes

Calorie counts are an estimate only.

Nutrition

Serving: 1bowl | Calories: 505kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 52g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 272mg | Sodium: 986mg | Potassium: 725mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 400IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 197mg | Iron: 3mg